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Survival Game

22 Jul

If you were going to design a game (or setting) that dealt with survival in a post-apocalyptic world, what elements would you say best fit the genre? And what sort of rules mechanics would you need?

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  1. Faoladh

    July 24, 2011 at 05:18

    It kind of depends on the particular apocalypse, but wilderness survival and travel are pretty useful in all versions. Technology could get coverage in how well it survives the loss of an expert knowledge base. Salvaging materials from ruins. Infrastructure elements such as power production, depending on the tone you want to take.

    Is this going to be all Gamma World over-the-top or Morrow Project/Twilight 2000 realistic?

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    • theskyfullofdust

      July 24, 2011 at 12:03

      I’m thinking mostly realistic, but with an element of weird (think HP Lovecraft survival horror, or something like that). Abstract and simple rules.

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  2. Sir Timothy Of Kent

    July 22, 2011 at 14:24

    Resource management, emotional deterioration, radiation sickness (depending on your apocalypse of choice), scavenging.

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    • theskyfullofdust

      July 24, 2011 at 12:04

      Emotional deterioration is one I hadn’t considered, but definitely needs to be added to my list.

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